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Radu III (the Handsome)

Type Figure Region Wallachia Time c. 1437–1475 Also known as Radu cel Frumos、Radu the Fair、拉杜三世、Radu III

Radu III (c. 1437–1475), nicknamed "the Handsome," was ruler of Wallachia and the younger brother of Vlad III.…

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  1. c. 1443–1462Edirne and Istanbul (Ottoman court) · ThraceRadu III grew up alongside his brother Vlad III at the Ottoman court, but the two differed sharply in attitude: Radu gradually assimilated into Ottoman culture and won the affection and trust of Sultan Mehmed II, becoming an important figure at the Ottoman court by the 1450s and politically supporting Ottoman influence over Wallachia.
  2. 1462–1475Târgoviște · WallachiaIn 1462, as the Ottoman army advanced, Vlad III fled to Transylvania, and Mehmed II promptly installed Radu III on the Wallachian throne. Radu pursued a pro-Ottoman policy, facing repeated challenges from Stephen III of Moldavia and from Wallachian nobles during his reign; after several brief periods of dispossession, he died in office in 1475.

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